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The Mecca Pact Should Worry New Delhi, Just Not for The Reason Most Analysts Are Giving

26 August 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

The Saudi Arabia–Türkiye–Pakistan defence pact signals a changing West Asian security architecture—and India must prepare for the strategic, energy and...

Features

Farmer’s New Harvest, Carbon Farming

25 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How can farmers generate second income from the same field? The farmer’s stake in the Carbon Economy...

Video Story

From Delhi to Goa: How IPS Officer Alok Kumar Is Building a Smarter, More Proactive Police Force

25 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Delhi Police to the NSG, BSF and CISF, 1996-batch IPS officer Alok Kumar brings nearly three decades...

Change Makers

Meet IFS Sandeep Behera, Who Turned Bird Hunters Into Birdwatchers and Removed 1.19 Lakh Kg of Marine Waste in Andaman & Nicobar

25 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Meet IFS Sandeep Behera, whose conservation initiatives in Andaman & Nicobar turned bird hunters...

Eco Warrior Awards

How IFS Sandeep Sharma Is Restoring the Beas River and Building a Climate-Smart Model for Kullu

25 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

IFS Sandeep Sharma’s Beas River restoration model combines flood control, biodiversity protection, scientific...

Must Read

13,000 CAPF Officers Await Cadre Review; Proposals Reach Finance Ministry

20 August 2026

UP Govt Spends ₹9 Crore on Police CUG Numbers, Yet No SP/SSP Answered Public Calls; 72 DMs Also Missed Calls

21 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till February 28, 2027

Rajasthan Chief Secretary V. Srinivas Gets 6-Month Extension; Will Continue Till Feb 28, 2027 - Here's Why

20 August 2026

Videos

How IPS Officer Keshav Kumar Used Forensics to Crack Gujarat’s Lion Poaching Case

20 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

From Kalinganagar to Cybercrime: The Long Journey of Odisha DGP Vinaytosh Mishra

19 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

Uttarakhand Reshuffles 6 Officers, Including 3 IAS; Vijay Kumar Jogdande Gets Home, Anand Srivastava Loses Revenue

26 August 2026

Who Is IPS M Chandra Sekhar? 1998-Batch Karnataka Officer Facing Allegations Over Family Business Interests

26 August 2026

SC May Form Special Bench on OBC Creamy Layer Issue; Service Allocation of 958 UPSC CSE 2025 Candidates at Stake

26 August 2026

Rajasthan Chief Secretray V Srinivas Delivers Inaugural Address at 51st EGPA Conference in Rome, Calls for Next-Generation Governance Reforms

25 August 2026

UPSC Invites Applications for 80 APFC Posts in EPFO; Apply by September 11

25 August 2026

2 IAS Officers Repatriated from Centre: Dy Election Commissioner Sanjay Kumar to AGMUT, Ashish Chatterjee to Tamil Nadu

25 August 2026

PSU News

ONGC Videsh Plans $200 Million Investment to Revive Venezuela’s San Cristobal Oilfield

26 August 2026

RRBs Net Profit Hits Record ₹10,176 Crore in FY26, Total Business Crosses ₹13.5 Lakh Crore

26 August 2026

HAL and Safran Sign Final Contract for 3,500-4,000 shp Aravalli Helicopter Engine Development

26 August 2026

MGL 31st AGM: Shareholders Approve ₹18 Final Dividend, Total FY26 Payout Reaches ₹30 Per Share

26 August 2026

REC Holds 57th AGM, Unveils 3rd ESG Report as Disbursements Hit Record ₹2.11 Lakh Crore

26 August 2026

CONCOR Promotes Swayambhu Arya and Shrikant V. Janbandhu as Executive Directors

25 August 2026

NMDC Launches Three-Month Vigilance Campaign Ahead of VAW 2026, Highlights ‘Probity for Prosperity’

25 August 2026

REC 57th AGM: Third ESG Report Unveiled, Focus on Sustainability and Responsible Growth

25 August 2026

Defence News

Inside India's Plan To Build Larger And Smarter Destroyers With Japanese Technology

25 August 2026

Meet INS Arisudan: The Nuclear Submarine Designed To Stay Hidden For Months

25 August 2026

What is Advanced Viscoelastic Isolation Mounts Technology and Why DRDO Is Investing In A Technology Most People Have Never Heard Of

25 August 2026

Indian Army Remote-Controlled Artillery Mobility Platform

What Is The Remote-Controlled 4x4 Vehicle and Why is Indian Army Planning to Procure It To Outsmart Enemy Drones

25 August 2026

Judiciary News

Who Is Justice Sunil Shukre? Former High Court Judge Takes Charge As Maharashtra Lokayukta Chief

25 August 2026

Delhi Biometric Attendance Row: High Court Orders Government To Hear Prosecutors’ Concerns

25 August 2026

Allahabad HC Pushes UP Government To Increase Compensation For Families Of Deceased Advocates

25 August 2026

West Bengal SIR Row: Supreme Court Seeks Detailed Data On Voter Exclusion And Inclusion Cases Before 2029 Elections

25 August 2026

CSR News

REC Limited Wins GEEF Global CSR Award 2026 for Excellence in Sports Development & Inclusion

24 August 2026

ONGC Signs MoA for ₹20 Crore CSR Support to Restore 700 Flood-Hit Schools in Assam

24 August 2026

IREDA Inaugurates 170 kW On-Grid Solar Projects in Goa Under CSR Initiative

22 August 2026

WCL Signs MoU for ₹35.39 Lakh CSR Project to Promote Mushroom Cultivation in 40+ Villages

20 August 2026

Opinion

Features

The Mecca Pact Should Worry New Delhi, Just Not for The Reason Most Analysts Are Giving

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

When the Flood Recedes, the Learning Should Remain

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Cartoon of the Week

Beyond Bureaucracy

How the New Criminal Laws Are Rewiring India's Justice System

23 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

In Two Years' Journey of New Laws, How Haryana Placed First in The Country, Scoring 95.21/100 in Imp...

“The Goal Is More Than Food Production”: Atish Chandra on the Future of Indian Agriculture

22 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s agriculture strategy is shifting from simply increasing production to raising farmers’ incomes...

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

UPSC Stories

After 3 NDA Attempts and a 7-Mark Miss, Naveen Kumar Saini Gets AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025

24 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Naveen Kumar Saini secured AIR 7 in UPSC CAPF 2025 after multiple NDA and SSB failures and missing CAPF...

Father Died, Family Turned to Farming: How Pankaj Kamboj Fought His Way to CAPF

21 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After losing his father at 14 and helping his family survive through farming, Pankaj Kamboj turned repeated...

A Failed Prelims, A Fractured Leg & One More Shot: How Prachi Jain Made AIR 714

13 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Prachi Jain secured AIR 714 in UPSC CSE 2025 after setbacks, injury and two interviews, and now prepares...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Unfiltered and Unapologetic: Ratna Manucha’s Witty Take on the Little Things of Life

22 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ratna Manucha’s Unfiltered: The Little Things finds humour, nostalgia and quiet wisdom in the ordinary...

Innocence at Risk: A Father-Daughter Dialogue on Protecting Childhood in the Age of Algorithms

19 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

Written by lawyer Aishwarya Srivastava and her father, retired IPS officer Dr Shailendra Srivastava,...

A Rainy Mumbai, a Gentle Giant and Two Best Friends: The World of Rain Holiday

15 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A tender, imaginative tale of friendship, emotions and childhood, where a gentle giant named Mighty becomes...